Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
THE SENATE.
Political Complexion of the Body thar
Meets Next Monih-The Re-
pabllcsRs Have
just Half its membsrs and Riddle berger
Can Tie Every shing-Personal Facts .
shout Senators.
New York Sun.

find themselves still in the majority but
! by such an exceedingly small margin that
| they will De compelled to move very slow
ly on political questions. They will be
able to retain control of the organization,
but merely by scratch. The roll of the
Senate, as now finally made up, shows
that there are thirty-eight Republican
Senators, thirty seven Democratic ones
and one Indepe ndent. This latter
gentleman, who will hold the
balance Of power, and be able,
by his single vote, to checkmate sny
plan of the Republicans, is the cratic e.
Il. Riddle5erger OF Woodstock, Va. He
is ostensibly Republican, aud st the
time OF his election to the Senate was
Mahone's candidate for sergeant-at- arms
of that body. The Senate happened to
be evenly divided at that time, however,
and David Davis as Preside pro TEN.
had the privilege of casting the deciding
vote. The Democrats had control of the
organization, including the committees
and the offices Davis refused to vote with
the Republicans, or in fact to vote at all.
The Republicans were therefore for
two years unable 20 overthrow the Or
ganizstion. Malone in the meantime Sc
cured the election of his protege Riddle
berger as his own colleague in the Sen
ate. To- day Malone is in private life,
and Riddleberger, who is st present his
bitter pers 1nsl enemy, has the whip hand
of he Senate, as David Davis had it IN
1879.
The Republicans are very solicitous as
to the course Riddle5erger will pursue
lie can do no more than tie the Senate, it
is true, but even that result might be scn-
barrassing. Should he vote with the Re-
publicans they would have two majority !;
should he vote with the Democrats the
Senate would be tie, and should
he not vote at all, the Republicans
would still have ms jDrity Of
one. All during last session Rid
dIeberger refused to go into caucus, was
entirely independent on debate and on
several occasions made almost direct
personal attacks on some of the leading
Republican senators, especially the then
presiding officer, John Sherman, whom
he accused of refusing TO recognize him,
and of various other petty offenses.
The Republicans have already dis
played their anxiety to piscase the Vir-
ginian. About the time Congress ad
iourned prominent office of the Senate
became vacant. There were number Of
applicants for it. The man backed by
RiddIeberger secured the prize and soon
after died. Riddleberger was promptly
on hand with a second candidate, who
was at once appointed. 1t is new said by
knowing ones that If Riddleberger wants
anything further of the Republicans
he has only to ask for it. Since
his falling out with Malone it has been
whispered that Riddleberger has made
overtures to the Democrats to take him
again into the fold, but his old colleagues,
badly as they need votes, have refused to
listen to him.
Fifteen new Senators will be sworn in
on December 5 Seven are Republicans
and eight are Democrats. The new men
are Chsndler of New Hampshire, Quay of
Pennsylvania, StOckbridge Of Michigan,
Hiscock of New York, Stewart of Nevada,
Paddock Of Nebraska, Davis of Minnesota,
Pasco of Florida, Faulkner of West Vir-
ginis, Reagan OF Texas, Bate of Ten
nessee, Turpie of Indiana, Blodgett of
New jersey, Daniel of Virginia an0
Hearst OF California. Three of these
men have been United States Sen
ators once before. Paddock held sea
from 1875 to 1881, and was succeeded by
Charles 81. Van Wyck, "CrsZY Horse"
as he has often been irreveIently called.
Paddock, after leaving the Senate, be-
came member of the Utah commission.
He kept sharp eye on political matters
in Nebraska while with the MormoBs, but
Just before the senatorial battle opened
ne resigned his office and returned home.
He engineered still hunt for the senator
ship, AMI when it became apparent that
Republicans were bound to secure Van
Wyck's defeat, Paddock appeared as q
candidate. After a long and bitter fight
he was elected over the man by whom he
was defeated six years before.
Stewart of Nevada was in the Senate
more than dozen years ago. He was
then one OF the most prominent Of the
"bonsnZs kings" OF the Pacific slope. He
and his wife entertained lavisnly end
erected the first really fine residence in
the northwestern part of Washington, now
the most fashionable locality in the city.
The place was and is yet kn own as "SteW-
arts CASTLE" and is at present occupied
by the Chinese embassy. Stewart lost
ill his wealth about the time of the panic
in 1873, and at the end of mis- Senatorial
term went west again to recuperate his
fortunes. Having succeeded he comes to
the Senate a second time as the success
scr Of Uncle Jimmy Fair.
Hearst of California was hardly out
of the Senate before he was in
again. He WAS in 1885 ap-
pointed by the Governor to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of General
Miller. When the Republican Legisla"
ture met they sent George Williams to
FIJI ont MjllerIs Term This eyDired on
March last, and Hearst was then elected
for full term.
Three of the new senators were mem
bers of the lower House in the last Con-
gress. These are: Hiscock of New York,
Reagan of Texas and Daniel of Virginia,
the latter having been elected two years
ago to succeed Mahone.l
The opening of the Senate may be
somewhat complicated by the efforts
which it is thought the Republicans will
make to prevent the swearing in of
David Turpie as the successor OF
Ben Harrison Of Indiana. It is
nrobable that the attempt will be